Independent /skill-audit recheck flagged the git-log-capture instructions as discoverable only at close-out (Step 6/Step 5), long after the step where the hash should actually be snapshotted. Adds the capture checklist item to Prerequisites (create flow) and Step 1 (improve flow) instead of leaving it as a retrospective-only note. Also drops a sentence in the improve flow's Step 4 that duplicated the preceding one on editing scripts/reference files directly. Refs #69
skill-author
Author and refine skills conforming to the agentskills.io specification — create new skills from scratch or apply improvement signals to existing ones.
What it does
Routes to one of two flows based on context: if no skill directory exists at the target path, it scaffolds the directory from annotated templates, fills in SKILL.md and supporting files, and validates the result. If an existing skill directory and improvement signals are both present, it groups those signals by root cause and applies targeted edits, then re-validates. In both flows, bumps the skill's metadata.version when present (minor for create, patch for improve).
Before you start
- Run
/grill-meto resolve design decisions before creating a new skill - Collect domain research, examples, and constraints
- Know the skill name (kebab-case) and destination path
Placement
| Type | Path |
|---|---|
| Direct (available immediately after install) | ~/.agents/skills/<name>/ |
| Plugin (installed via marketplace) | plugins/<plugin>/skills/<name>/ |
If the destination is inside a plugin directory, read references/deployment-modes.md — cache isolation rules apply.
Usage
/skill-author
Files
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
README.md |
Human-readable overview of the skill and its files |
SKILL.md |
Skill instructions for agents |
scripts/new-skill.sh |
Copies annotated templates to the destination to scaffold a new skill |
references/deployment-modes.md |
Plugin vs standalone differences and cache isolation rules (loaded on demand) |
references/scripts.md |
Package runners, inline dependency patterns, and full script contract (loaded on demand) |
references/sources.md |
Upstream research sources and which skill files each contributed to |
assets/templates/SKILL.md |
Annotated SKILL.md template |
assets/templates/README.md |
Annotated README template for the new skill |
assets/templates/scripts/README.md |
Placeholder for bundled scripts |
assets/templates/references/README.md |
Placeholder for reference docs |
assets/templates/references/sources.md |
Sources provenance template for new skills |
assets/templates/assets/README.md |
Placeholder for static assets |
assets/templates/tests/README.md |
Placeholder for test files |
tests/new-skill.bats |
Bats test suite for scripts/new-skill.sh |
tests/README.md |
Setup instructions for bats-support and bats-assert test dependencies |